Linux Mint
I picked a distribution at random, and Linux Mint turned out to be a pretty good choice for someone like me – ie, completely incompetent […]
Month: September 2009
The Fedora Megapost
Tyler B tries to install Fedora, get his ATi graphics card to work correctly, patches the kernel, enables Synaptics touchpad tap-click support and finally has everything working!
Graphical Woes and a Bricked System
Today’s big task was to get rid of the Windows 3.1 look of the default GNOME theme by installing the Compiz Fusion window manager. First, […]
Sitrep – Fedora: 1. Dana’s patience: 0.
As you might be able to tell from the title of this post, I feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle here. Through hummus. In […]
Disabling the PC Speaker Beep
If you’re like me, you’re still working on your certification as a Linux God. Until graduation day comes around, and you throw your penguin-festooned mortar […]
The Need for a Password Manager
On my Windows machine, I use a free program called KeePass to manage all of my passwords. It creates an encrypted file that contains all […]
Getting Up and Running with Debian
Considering that it was my first experience with Linux, the installation of Debian actually went rather smoothly. I popped in the Debian live disc, rebooted […]
Fedora HOOOOOOOO!
Hi, everyone! Dana here posting from a successful installation of Fedora 11. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get the option to install KDE […]
Good news on the laptop front
I’ve gotten word that my laptop will be arriving at my parents’ house tomorrow, meaning that I’ll probably have it by tomorrow evening.
From rage to less rage
Today was installation day – that is, get my Gentoo system up and running to begin its full-time use. I have several pictures of the […]